Christopher Mitchell Christopher Mitchell, 43, of LaGrange passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA.
Funeral services will be held 3:00 P.M. Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Western Heights Baptist Church with Reverend Greg Brown officiating. A private burial will follow in Shadowlawn Cemetery. The gathering of family and friends will be on Thursday from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. at Western Heights Baptist Church.
Those wishing t...
Ira L. “Colonel” Livingston Col. (Ret) Ira L. Livingston “Colonel,” 89, of LaGrange passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013.
Col. Livingston was born November 4, 1923, in Headland, AL, son of the late Aaron Gordon Livingston and Beatrice Dupree Livingston. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force after 32 years of service. During his military career he served in Korea, Vietnam, and War World II. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death a son, Michael Livingston a...
Will Oscar Knight SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Mr. Will Oscar Knight, 83, of Syracuse, New York passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013.
Mr. Knight is survived locally by his daughter, Brenda Heard Lee (Adam), LaGrange; sister, Willie Mae Cameron, LaGrange; grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
The funeral service will be Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Christ Missionary Baptist Church, 319 Kennedy Street, Syracuse, NY 13205.
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Curtis Dawson Mr. Curtis Dawson, 80, of LaGrange, died Monday, April 22, 2013, at Hospice LaGrange.
Mr. Dawson was born Dec. 12, 1932, in Thomaston, son of the late Robert Newton Dawson and Lucille Parker Dawson. A resident of LaGrange since 1999, he lived in Thomaston most of his life, was a member of East Thomaston Baptist Church, and retired as carpentry shop supervisor from Martha Mills after more than 26 years of service. During his employment, he w...
Frederick George Davis WEDOWEE, Ala. — Funeral services for Frederick George Davis, age 61, of Roanoke will be held Wednesday April 24, 2013, at 2:00 PM from Benefield Funeral Chapel with Rev. Keith Benefield and Rev. Ben DiZoglio officiating. Burial will follow in the Beason Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Davis passed away Sunday April 21, 2013, at Wedowee Hospital.
Mr. Davis is survived by his wife, Lynn Arrington Davis of Roanoke; three daughters: Christ...
Mozart Williams Mr. Mozart Williams, 88, of LaGrange passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Williams was born April 3, 1925, in Chippley, son of the late John Robert and Eva Mason Williams. Mr. Williams retired from Flav-o-Rich Dairies as a milk man. He was also a WWII Veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving from 1943 until 1946.
Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Susan Williams, Randy and Pam ...
Ravinell Kirby Ravinell Kirby, 92, of West Point, Georgia died Friday, April 19, 2013, at George H. Lanier Nursing Home in Valley, Alabama.
Mrs. Kirby was born April 7, 1921, in Woodland, Alabama, to the late John Thomas and Laura Josephine Strain. She was a member of the Church of Christ. She owned and operated Kirby Grocery from 1963 to 1983. She enjoyed fishing but her passion was gardening. She was married to the late James Hobson Kirby for 61 years. ...
Gary Michael Newberry SAVANNAH — Gary Michael Newberry, 58, of Savannah, Georgia, died April 16, 2013.
He was born in LaGrange, Georgia, on September 29, 1954, the first of three siblings to the late William (Tiny) Roswell Newberry and Barbara (Bobbie) Jones Newberry. He is also preceded in death by his canine companion, Bear.
Gary graduated from LaGrange High School in 1972 and received a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Iowa in 1979 as wel...
Mattie T. Reid Parks Mattie T. Reid Parks of Decatur passed away Monday at Florence Hand Home.
Mrs. Parks, a native of Five Points, Alabama, was the daughter of the late James A. and Annie M. Reid of LaGrange. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eve T. Parks of Decatur. Mrs. Parks was an educator before becoming a Registered Nurse. She worked at Grady Hospital for a number of years before working at a general practitioner’s clinic for some 30 years. She w...
Charles Frank Person Charles Frank Person passed away Monday at the VA Hospital in Decatur.
Mr. Person was born on August 22, 1911 in Heard County Georgia to the late Mr. and Mrs. Ben Person.
At an early age, he joined the New Hope Baptist church where his family had very strong roots, in the Heard County community. Frank served as a Deacon and chairman at New Hope Baptist Church for many years.
Frank attended New Hope School in Heard County.
He married t...
